Shoe.



CLAYTON ELLWOOD HURLBUT, 0F PRESTON,V ONTARIO, CANADA.

SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 25, 191MB.

Application filed November 5, 1915. Serial No, 59,867.

To all ycf/wmy 'it may concer-n 'le it known that I, CLAYTON E. Huur.- nu'r, of the town of Preston, in the county of ll'aterloo, Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following` is a specification.

This invention relates to thinsoled shoes lnirtirularly intended for house wear. Much ditiienlty is experienced in securing the heelsl to such shoes, particularlyheels of the ordinary raised type, and my object is to devise simple and cheap means for securely connecting such heels in place.

I attain my object by sewing in between the sole and upper a thin leather retaining strip extending around the back and each side of the heel, and by sewing another retaining strip to the outer face of the sole. These strips are folded in over a filling piece and preferably cemented thereto, a heel lift being then tacked to the filling piece, substantially as hereinafter described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whichu Figures 1 to 4 are perspective views illustrating the different stages in thel formation of the heel of the shoe; and Fig. 5 an enlarged sectional detail through one side of the heel.

. In the drawings like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

My improved construction is especially adapted for use with 'shoes having turned soles, which are usually quite thin and flexible, and such a shoe as illustrated in the drawings.

l is the upper' and 2 the sole, sewn together as shown. Between the two at the heel is secured the heel-retaining strip 3.

This strip extends around the sides and back of the heel. Along a transverse line, substantially at the position to be occupied by the front of the heel, a second heel-retaining strip 4 is sewn flat on the sole, so that in its first position it lies away from the heel. A

filling piece 5 is then placed within the retaining strips, which are then turned inwardly as shown in Fig. 3 and are preferably cemented or otherwise secured to the outer surface of the filling piece. 'A heel lift 6 of leather or other suitable lsubstance is then placed over the filling strip so as to cover over the folded in edges of the retaining strip and is then tacked to the filling strip, completing the heel as shown in Fig. 4. Of course, the eementing of the retzi'pining strips to the filling piece .is not absolutely essential, though it materially facilitates the attachment of the lift (i, which, when attached, in itself forms, with its tacks, a means of fastening the retaining strips in place so that they effectually secure the heel in position.

What claim as my invention is:

1. A turn-sole shoe having a heel retaining strip sewn thereto between the sole and upper and provided with-a heel-filling-piece over which the said strip is folded and to which it is secured.

2. A shoe having a heel retaining strip sewn thereto and provided with a heelflling-piece over which the said strip is folded and to which it is secured, the said strip extending around the sides and back of the filling piece, and a second retaining strip secured to the sole at the front of the filling piece and also folded over the latter and secured thereto.

3. A turn-sole shoe having a heel retaining strip sewn thereto between the sole and upper and provided with a heel-filling-piece over which the said strip is folded and to which it is secured, the said strip extending around the sides and back of the filling piece.

4. A turn-sole shoe having a heel retaining strip sewn thereto between the sole and upper and provided with a heel-filling-piece over which the said strip is felded, and a heel'lift applied over the retaining strip and tacked to the filling piece.

5. A turn-sole shoe having a heel retaining strip sewn thereto between the sole and upper and provided with a heel-filling-piece over which the said strip is folded, the said strip extending around the sides and back of the filling piece, and a heel lift applied over the retainingstrip and tacked to the filling piece.

6. A shoe having a heel retaining strip sewn thereto and provided with a heelfilling-piece over which the said strip is folded, thv. Suid Strip extending :ummd thv Sgnvd :1t Preston. Ont. this Nth (1:1)' of sides and back of the fiUmg 1610007.11 SKwrom`l` Ovt.. A. D. 19.15, 1n the plvsvncv 0|. the two retninngrstlflp secured to the Solv nt Hw umlmslgned wltnossos.

front of the lling piece and also 'fol'clmi CLAYTON ELLWOOI HUHLUI'I. 5 over the latter, :1nd :1 heel lift applicdgm'cx' 'tnvsses: the retaining strips :md tacked to the flling r G. ROBERTSON,

piece. CLARA B. Hursli. 

